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<t><p class="indent1">Though war arise against me, <t><p class="indent1">Even in this I am confident. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>One thing I have asked of the LORD, and that I will seek: <p class="indent1stline">That I may dwell in the house of the LORD [in His presence] all the days of my life, <t><p class="indent1">To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LORD <t><p class="indent1">And to meditate in His temple. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; <t><p class="indent1">In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; <t><p class="indent1">He will lift me up on a rock. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, <t><p class="indent1">In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; <t><p class="indent1">I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; <t><p class="indent1">Be gracious <i>and</i> compassionate to me and answer me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><i>When You said,</i> “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You, <p class="indent1stline">“Your face, O LORD, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Do not hide Your face from me, <t><p class="indent1">Do not turn Your servant away in anger; <t><p class="indent1">You have been my help; <t><p class="indent1">Do not abandon me nor <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>leave me, <t><p class="indent1">O God of my salvation! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, <t><p class="indent1">Yet the LORD will take me up [adopt me as His child]. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Teach me Your way, O LORD, <t><p class="indent1">And lead me on a level path <t><p class="indent1">Because of my enemies [who lie in wait]. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, <t><p class="indent1">For false witnesses have come against me; <t><p class="indent1">They breathe out violence. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><i>I would have despaired</i> had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD <t><p class="indent1">In the land of the living. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Wait for <i>and</i> confidently expect the LORD; <t><p class="indent1">Be strong and let your heart take courage; <t><p class="indent1">Yes, wait for <i>and</i> confidently expect the LORD.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>forsake</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>